The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Read by the author and Lalla Ward

Random House, 7hr, £20

Believers look away. Richard Dawkins is unapologetically harsh about those who have faith in a divine being. He starts well, explaining deism and theism (one believes in a divine creator who, once the job was done, was never seen again; the other believes in an omniscient, everlasting force), but his arguments become increasingly complicated. He cites his greatest convert, Douglas Adams, countless times and suggests that religions should toughen up and not take things so personally; why are their beliefs any more special than the unbeliefs of an atheist? In this hypersensitive world, God knows, I can't help but agree.